Administration
See the pages that describe these features for more details.
Related Information
&“System Administration” on page 32
System Administration
Select Setup on the home screen, and then select System Administration.
Printer Basics
Menu Settings and Explanations Printer Settings Paper Source
Settings
Rear Paper Feed Priority
Feeds paper from the rear paper feed on a priority basis.
A4/Letter Auto Switching
Feeds paper from the paper source set as A4 size when there is no paper source set as Letter, or feeds from the paper source set as Letter size when there is no paper source set as A4.
Auto Select Settings Specify which paper source to feed from when using features such as copying and faxing. When there are multiple paper sources available, paper is fed from the paper source with paper settings that match the copy or print job.
Error Notice Displays an error message when the paper size or type settings in Paper Setup and the print settings do not match.
USB I/F Timeout Setting
Specify the length of time in seconds that must elapse before ending USB communication with a computer after the printer receives a print job from a PostScript printer driver or Epson Universal P6 printer driver. If the job ending is not clearly defined from a PostScript printer driver or Epson Universal P6 printer driver, it can cause endless USB communication. When this occurs, the printer ends communication after the specified time has elapsed. Enter 0 (zero) if you do not want to end communication.
Printing Language Select the printing language for the USB interface or the network interface.
Auto Error Solver Select an action to perform when a 2-sided printing error or a memory full error occurs.
❏ 2-sided printing error
Enabled: If a 2-sided job is sent when there is no paper available that supports 2-sided printing, the printer displays an error message, and then automatically prints on only one side of the paper.
Disabled: The printer displays an error message and cancels printing.
❏ Memory full error
Enabled: If the printer's memory becomes full while printing, the printer displays an error message, and then prints only the part of the data that the printer could process.
Disabled: The printer displays an error message and cancels printing.
Memory Device Interface
Memory Device Enables a memory device inserted in the printer. If this feature is disabled, the printer does not recognize the inserted memory device.
File Sharing Select whether to give write access to the memory device from a USB-connected computer or from a network-connected computer.
PC Connection via USB
Enables the printer which is connected to the computer over a USB connection. If this feature is disabled, the computer does not recognize printers with a USB connection.
Printer Basics
Menu Settings and Explanations
Common Settings LCD Brightness Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen.
Sound Adjust the volume and select the type of audio.
Sleep Timer Select the time period before the printer enters sleep mode (energy saving mode) when no operations are performed.
The LCD screen turns black when the set time passes.
Power Off Timer You can adjust the time before power management is applied. Any increase will affect the product’s energy efficiency. Please consider the environment before making any change.
Date/Time Settings Date/Time Enter the current date and time.
Daylight Saving Time
Select the summer time setting that applies to your area.
Time Difference Enter the time difference between your local time and UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).
Country/Region Select the country or region.
Language Select the display language.
Operation Time Out
If this feature is enabled, the LCD screen returns to the home screen when no operations have been performed for about three minutes. This feature is automatically enabled when the user restriction feature is enabled.
Wi-Fi/Network Settings
Wi-Fi/Network Status
Displays or prints the network settings and connection status.
Wi-Fi Setup Wi-Fi Setup Wizard See the Network Guide for more details.
Push Button Setup (WPS)
PIN Code Setup (WPS)
Wi-Fi Auto Connect
Disable Wi-Fi You may be able to resolve network problems by disabling the Wi-Fi settings or making the Wi-Fi settings again. See the Network Guide for more details.
Wi-Fi Direct Setup See the Network Guide for more details.
Connection Check Checks the status of the network connection and prints the network connection check report. If there are any problems with the connection, see the check report to solve the problem.
Advanced Setup See the Network Guide for more details.
Epson Connect You can suspend or resume the Epson Connect or Google Could Print service, or cancel using the Printer Basics
Menu Settings and Explanations
Copy Settings The settings made in the User Default Settings are displayed as the default settings in each mode.
For details on the setting items, see the list of menus for each mode.
Scan Settings
Fax Settings See the list of menus in Fax Settings.
Universal Print Settings
These print settings are applied when printing from an external device without using the printer driver, or when printing from a PostScript printer driver.
Top Offset Adjust the top or left margin of the paper.
Left Offset
Top Offset in Back Adjust the top margin or left margin for the back of the page when performing 2-sided printing.
Left Offset in Back
Check Paper Width Checks the paper width before the printer starts printing. This prevents printing beyond the edges of the paper when the paper size setting is not correct, but the printing time may be little longer.
Dry Time Select the drying time when performing 2-sided printing.
Skip Blank Page Skips blank pages in the print data automatically.
PDL Print Configuration
See the list of menus in PDL Print Configuration.
Security Settings Access Control Requires the administrator password to operate the printer.
Select whether or not to allow jobs that do not have the necessary authentication information.
Delete All Confidential Jobs
Deletes all saved confidential jobs.
Eco Mode The following Eco mode settings are available. When these settings are disabled, the settings made in Common Settings are applied.
Configure Sleep Timer Select the time period before the printer enters sleep mode (energy saving mode) when no operations are performed.
The LCD screen turns black when the set time passes.
LCD Brightness Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen.
2-Sided (Copy) Sets 2-sided copying as the default setting.
2-Sided (Memory Device)
Sets 2-sided printing as the default setting.
Clear Internal Memory Data
Deletes the print settings for a PostScript printer driver and Epson Universal P6 printer driver.
Select Clear All to delete all of the data for a PostScript printer driver and Epson Universal P6 printer driver that is saved in the printer's memory.
Restore Default Settings
Resets the selected settings to their defaults.
Related Information
&“Copy Mode” on page 24
Printer Basics
&“Scan Mode” on page 26
&“Fax Settings” on page 36
&“PDL Print Configuration” on page 39
Fax Settings
From the home screen, select Setup > System Administration > Fax Settings.
Menu Settings and Explanations User Default
Settings
The settings made in this menu become your default settings for sending faxes. For details on the setting items, See the list of menus in Fax mode.
Send Settings Auto Rotation An A4 size original placed in the ADF or on the scanner glass with its long edge facing to the left is sent as an A3 size fax.
Enabled: The printer rotates the scanned image to send it at A4 size.
Disabled: The printer sends the document at A3 size and the recipient machine prints it on A3 paper, or reduces the image to A4 size.
Batch Send See the page that describes this feature.
Save Failure Data Saves documents that failed to be sent in the printer's memory. You can resend the documents from the Status Menu.
Receive Settings Receive Mode Select the receive mode.
DRD If you have subscribed to a distinctive ring service from your telephone company, select the ring pattern to be used for incoming faxes (or select On).
Rings to Answer Select the number of rings that must occur before the printer automatically receives a fax. Select "0" (zero) if you want to receive faxes with no ringing.
Remote Receive When you answer an incoming fax call on a phone connected to the printer, you can start receiving the fax by entering the code using the phone.
Printer Basics
Menu Settings and Explanations
Output Settings Fax Output You can set to save received documents in the inbox, on a memory device, or on a computer, or forward the documents.
Auto Reduction Reduces large received documents to fit on the paper in the paper source.
Reducing may not always be possible depending on the received data. If this is turned off, large documents are printed at their original size on multiple sheets, or a blank second page may be ejected.
Auto Rotation Rotates a landscape-oriented A5, B5, A4, or Letter size received document so that it is printed on the correct paper size. This setting is applied when two or more paper sources are set for fax printing in Paper Source Settings > Auto Select Settings, and the paper size settings use the following combinations;
A3 and A4, B4 and B5, or A4 and A5.
Collation Stack Prints received documents from the last page (print in descending order) so that the printed documents are stacked in the correct page order. When the printer is running low on memory, this feature may not be available.
Print Suspend Time Turn this on and enter the Time to Stop and Time to Restart to stop printing documents received during the specified time period and save them in the memory instead. Before using this feature, make sure there is enough free memory. You can check and print documents received during that time from the Status Menu. This feature can be used for noise prevention at night or to prevent confidential documents from being disclosed while you are away.
Forwarding Report Prints a report after forwarding a received document.
Attach Image to Report
Prints a Transmission Report with an image of the first page of the sent document.
On(Large Image): Prints the upper part of the page without reducing.
On(Small Image): Prints the entire page reducing it to fit onto the report.
Fax Log Auto Print Prints the fax log automatically.
On(Every 30): Prints a log every time 30 fax jobs are completed.
On(Time): Prints the log at a specified time. However, if the number of fax jobs exceeds 30, the log is printed before the specified time.
Report Format Select a format for fax reports other than Protocol Trace. Select Detail to print with error codes.
Printer Basics
Menu Settings and Explanations
Basic Settings Fax Speed Select the fax transmission speed.
We recommend selecting Slow(9,600bps) when a communication error occurs frequently, when sending/receiving a fax to/from abroad, or when you are using an IP (VoIP) phone service.
ECM Automatically corrects errors in the fax transmission (Error Correction Mode), mostly caused by telephone line noise. If this is disabled, you cannot send or receive documents in color.
Dial Tone Detection Detects a dial tone before starting to dial.
If the printer is connected to a PBX (Private Branch Exchange) or digital phone line, the printer may fail to start dialing. In this situation, change the Line Type setting to PBX. If this does not work, disable this feature. However, disabling this feature may drop the first digit of a fax number and send the fax to the wrong number.
Dial Mode Select the type of phone system to which you have connected the printer.
When set to Pulse, you can temporarily switch the dialing mode from pulse to tone by pressing ("T" is entered) while entering numbers on the fax top screen. Depending on the region, this setting may not be displayed.
Line Type Select the line type to which you have connected the printer. For more details, see the page that describes the settings for PBX.
Header Enter your sender name and fax number. These appear as a header on outgoing faxes.
You can enter up to 40 characters for your name, and up to 20 digits for your fax number.
Security Settings Direct Dialing Restrictions
Enable this to prevent fax numbers from being entered manually allowing the operator to select recipients only from the contacts list or sent history.
Select Enter Twice to require the operator to enter the fax number again when a number is entered manually.
Confirm Address List
Displays a recipient confirmation screen before starting the transmission.
Inbox Password Settings
Select to password protect the inbox to restrict users from viewing received faxes.
Select Change to change the password, and select Reset to cancel password protection. When changing or resetting the password, you need the current password.
Backup Data Auto Clear
Fax documents deleted by using the control panel disappear from the LCD screen, but their backups are temporarily stored in the memory. The following features delete backups.
Backup Data Auto Clear: Automatically deletes backups each time a sent or received document is deleted.
Clear Backup Data: Deletes all backups. Run this before you give the printer to someone else or dispose of it.
Clear Backup Data
Printer Basics
Related Information
&“Fax Mode” on page 28
&“Making Output Settings for Received Faxes” on page 109
&“Sending Multiple Faxes to the Same Recipient at Once (Batch Send)” on page 106
&“Making Basic Fax Settings” on page 99
PDL Print Configuration
Select Setup > System Administration > Universal Print Settings > PDL Print Configuration from the home screen.
Menu Settings and Explanations Common
Settings
Paper Size Select the paper size.
Paper Type Select the paper type.
Orientation Select the printing direction.
Quality Select the print quality.
Ink Save Mode Conserves ink by reducing the print density.
Print Order Last Page on Top: Prints from the first page of a file.
First Page on Top: Prints from the last page of a file.
Number of Copies
Set the number of copies.
Binding Margin Select the binding position.
Auto Paper Ejection
Ejects paper automatically when printing is stopped during a print job.
2-Sided Printing Performs 2-sided printing.
Printer Basics
Menu Settings and Explanations
PCL Menu Font Source Resident: Select to use a preinstalled font on the printer.
Download: Select to use a font you have downloaded.
Font Number Select the default font number for the default font source. The available number varies depending on the settings you made.
Pitch Set the default font pitch if the font is scalable and of fixed-pitch. You can select from 0.44 to 99.99 cpi (characters per inch), in 0.01 increments.
This item may not appear depending on the font source or font number settings.
Height Set the default font height if the font is scalable and proportional. You can select from 4.00 to 999.75 points, in 0.25 increments.
This item may not appear depending on the font source or font number settings.
Symbol Set Select the default symbol set. If the font that you selected in the font source and the font number setting is not available in the new symbol set setting, the font source and the font number settings are automatically replaced with the default value, IBM-US.
Form Set the number of lines for the selected paper size and orientation. This also causes a line spacing (VMI) change, and the new VMI value is stored in the printer. This means that later changes in the page size or orientation settings cause changes in the Form value based on the stored VMI.
CR Function Select the line feed command when printing with a driver from a specific operating system.
LF Function Paper Source Assign
Set the assignment for the paper source select command. When 4 is selected, the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet 4. When 4K is selected, the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet 4000, 5000, and 8000. When 5S is selected, the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet 5S.
PS3 Menu Error Sheet Prints a sheet showing the error status when any PostScript errors occur while printing and any errors occur while printing a PDF file.
Coloration Select the color mode for PostScript printing.
Image Protect Disable this feature to lower the print quality automatically if the printer's memory becomes full.
Binary Enable this feature when printing data that contains binary images.
The application may send the binary data even if the printer driver setting is set to ASCII, but you can print the data when this feature is enabled.
Text Detection Converts the text file to a PostScript file when printing.
This feature is available when Printing Language is set to PS3.
PDF Page Size Select the paper size when printing a PDF file. If Auto is selected, the paper size is determined based on the size of the first page that is printed.
Printer Basics
Menu Description
View Select whether to display all contacts or the contacts for each feature only.
LDAP allows you to search in the contacts registered in the LDAP server.